09.30	Coffee (Room 2.02)
 
 10.00	Welcome
 
 10.10	Session: Research
 	Chair: Michelle Gray (British Antarctic Survey)

        The Generalisation of Categorical Maps
        Alistair Edwardes (The University of Edinburgh) 

        Remotely Sensing the Littoral Zone
        Tim Malthus (The University of Edinburgh) 
 
 11.10	Coffee
 
 11.30	Session: New Technology
 	Chair: Duncan Moss (Ordnance Survey)

        Network-Centric GIS
        Alan Douglas (IME)  

        Visualising Ancient Landscapes using Java-3D
        Keith Morrison (The University of Edinburgh)
 
 12.30	Lunch
 
 14.00	Session: Making a Business of GIS
 	Chair: David McLeod (GISolutions)
 
        The Business of Data Acquisition 
        David Andrews (Mapping Solutions)

        Linking Scotland to Continental Europe: 
        GIS as a transport marketing tool
        John Maslen (Geowise) and Mike Forster (Heriot-Watt University)

 15.00	Tea
 
 15.15	Session: Developments towards the Next Millennium
 	Chair: Neil Stuart (University of Edinburgh)

        A Web-Based Gazetteer for the Millennium
        Bruce Gittings (University of Edinburgh)

        Management Perspectives on Y2K   
        Alastair Bradbrook (Quintiles)  

 16.15	Open Forum
        Chair: Alistair Towers (University of Edinburgh, Data Library)
 	Close

FRIDAY EVENING:  Restaurant (Banglalore, Tolcross) and Drinking
                                    
SATURDAY EVENT:  From 12.00, there will be people at the Beer Festival, Caldonian Brewery
                 From 5.00pm BBQ at Bruce's House (Tel: 667 0184)
                 26 Cameron March (by Cameron Toll Shopping Centre)
                 Bring Meat and Booze. Sausages, salads, rolls and other basics provided.